Smoke pipe



Jilly 7, 1931. E. M. SPRICH SMOKE PIPE Filed July 8, 1929 .54 proved pipe with a portion of the stem or Patented July 7, 1931 genera-n STATES T o et-roe EMIL TM. ISiE'JEtIGH,01E ST. (LOUIS, MTSSOUERI tsMoKE rlI-IPE Application filed J'u1y.8, 1929. Serial No. 376,621.

My invention "relates-to improvements in tom-Son which'the pipe can rest without smoke pipes, and has for its-primary object a danger of tipping over. smoke pipe which is so arranged that the The'rear end of the outer member 6 isprosmoker will have-a cool smoke. I 'vided with "a screw threaded portion 7 on further object'is to construct a'smoke which a-stem'or 'mouth piece 10 istobesepipe whichis so arranged that tht saliva-encured. The mouthpiece 10is providedwith tering'the stem of thepipefromthemouth a bore 11, which extends longitudinally o'f'ithe smoker'will not-be intermingled with therethrough, and located in thi'sboreand'ex the nicotine or 'otherire sidue remaining or tending into the interior of the'member'G is '10 emanating "from the tobacco while being a:tube'12. Thistube'isprferablyinclined smoked so-that if suchsaliva be drawn into 'downwardly'whenthe stem isin'pos'ition so 'theniouthof the smkernonauseating taste that in the event any salivafrom 'the'month will result. I 'ofthesmoker enters the tube 1 2,this saliva 'A still'further obj ect isto construct-a smoke can drip down intotheinterior ofth'e'mempipe, which -has a tobacco-container, an inber 6.

termediate container, and an outer container, The top 7 is provided with a thickened all communicating with each other, the outer 1nemben'13, which is provided with are cess container'b'eing: adapted to containa liquid, 14. This recess is "adapted to "receive the such as water or the like,whichwill not only fflange .15 *of an intermediate 'memb'er- '16. tendtolkeepthepipecoolbutwhich will also This member is preferably rectangular in h t d t t t b 'i the-my cross section and is smaller "at its base 17 ha-coocontainer-or'bowl from drying-outin nat its upperend. I the event thatFthe smoker does not'con'sume "The intermediate member 16 is also pro- I all of'the tobacco inthe bowl. It very ifre- "vided witlra'tiibuhir member 18, which pref- 'quentlyhappensthat a smoker will lay his mbly extends downwardly at an angle pipe aside, permit it-to go out and several therefrom so as to pointtowardthebottom hours afterwardre light the pipe. During ofthe member'6. this time, however, fthe heat from the 'burn- Carried by the member 16 and resting on 4 ,101; tdbacco and l #1 heat abthe flange 15 is atobacco' container or bowl sorbedbythezpipeitself will dryout'the re- 19. This bowl is preferably frusto-conical maining tobacco so that "when the pipe is ins'ha'pe and is providedat or near its botagain litfit willhave a staletaste. In other tom with openings 20 through which smoke Words7 'i' d 'j fll t t mgreat -can'pass'a-nd enter the intermediate member extent, as ahumidor'ior any unconsumed to- T111? PPQ pOIl/mn of-the bowl isprobacco remaining in the pipe thereby keeping Y W I flange Whlch rests, n the :lit'in a properv smoking condition. a g and $11011, a f that ag of air is prevented. In other Words, anair- 'tight friction connection is provided between the upper end of the intermediate 7 member 16; andgzhatpoiiition'of the bowl 19 imr'ne iate y un er the ange 21. The'bowl g iig i i fifi 19, however, is made readily removable for p p an VlGW-O esame, g gpp p 4c wsectiomtaken i The sidesof the memberfi are preferably In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section of my immouthpiece in side elevation;

:45 giiand indented as indicated by the numeral 22 so arsubstantiailly flatctop fi'iand a flattened bou pewte or 'iniilar fluid gg wliich is "of such sr i fi h P as to be relatively close :to'the intermediate In th'e'construction'of'my device Temploy m mb r 16 "th by 1 gvi gon1 a n gan-o'uter niemberfi, whichisshbstantially pa sage 23 for" smoke to pass. I

the-shape offacflattened ovoid so asrto provide Themember 6 isadaptedtojcontain'abody w depth that it will just about contact with the lower end of the intermediate member 16. It is essential, however, that not enough fluid be placed in the member 6 to enter either of the tubes 12 or 18, no matter in which position the pipe may be placed. The purpose of this is to prevent any of the fiuid passing through either of these tubular members and dampening the clothes of the wearer when carrying the pipe in his pocket. It is my intention to make the members 16 and 6 of .a very light metal or of any substance which can be readily molded, but which will not be readily affected by heat so that I may remove the stem 10 and the bowl 19 and place the containers 6 and 16 in hot water for boiling out purposes to remove any sediment or foreign matter which may accumulate therein.

The liquid is supplied to the interior of the member 6 by removing the stem 10 and then injecting the liquid through the screw threaded sleeve or projection 9, after which the stem is replaced.

The indented portion 22 of the outer member 6 may also be provided with corrugations 25 or any suitable roughening so as to form or provide a firm grip for the fingers.

.From my construction it will be noted that the outer member 6 will not become heated even though the pipe is smoked very fast because the bowl 19 only contacts with the intermediate member 16 on its upper surface and the intermediate member 16 does not contact with the outer member 6 except at its flange. Therefore, these three members are substantially isolated from each other, there being a smoke passage 26 between the bowl 19 and the interior of the intermediate member 16, and as before mentioned the intermediate member 16 has a very slight contact with the member 6.

When using the device the operation is as follows:

The first step is to remove the stem 10 and supply a predetermined amount of water or other liquid to the outer member 6, after which the stem is again placed in position. The bowl 19 is then charged with tobacco and after the tobacco has been ignited, the

pipe is smoked in the usual way, that is by drawing on the stem 10. This creates a partial vacuum in the container 6, which vacuum iscommunicated to the interior of the intermediate member 16 through the tubular projection 18. This vacuum in turn is communicated to the interior of the bowl 19 adjacent its bottom through the openings 20 causing air to be drawn down through the tobacco,

. which air intermingles with the smoke from the tobacco drawing the same into the intermediate container 16.

From there it passes out through the tubular member 18 into the container 6 above the water or liquid therein. The smoke during this passage having become cool will have a tendency to descend and pass along the surface of the liquid. This liquid will then absorb any nicotine or other substances, which usually emanate from tobacco and pass off with the smoke permitting only clean smoke to pass into the stem and into the mouth of the smoker. Then, if the smoker should be what is known as a wet smoker that is one who permits saliva to pass into the stem, he will not draw any of these byproducts of smoking into his mouth in the event the stem becomes heavily charged with saliva but he will draw only the saliva into his mouth. This will prevent the smoker from becoming nauseated, an occurrence which has deterred many smokers from using pipes, and should any saliva run down through the stem, it will drop into the liquid below but will not mingle, and cannot mingle, with the tobacco. Therefore, my pipe will remain sweet at all times.

lVhen it is desired to clean the pipe, the stem and the bowl are removed and the outer member and intermediate member may then be placed into any suitable vessel containing a liquid and boiled out, it being essential, of course, that the outer and intermediate members be made of such material which will not warp or twistout of shape due to the boiling. In this way the pipe can be kept sweet at all times.

It is also believed that during the smoking of the pipe, and especially on account of the restricted passages at the side of the intermediate member, that a large portion of the smoke will be drawn through the liquid in the outer member thereby not only cooling the smoke but also eliminating any noxious matter which might be carried over. In fact, if found desirable, I may so construct the outer member that the side walls of the intermediate member will fit closely thereto so that all of the smoke will necessarily have to pass through the liquid in the outer member. This construction is only a slight modification of the device as disclosed in the drawings and consequently is not shown in detail. The bottom of the intermediate member may also be grooved or corrugated so as to provide a plurality of passages on the underside of the intermediate member for the passage of smoke without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A smoke pipe comprising a hollow outer member, an intermediate member carried by and extending into said outer member to form a water-receiving compartment therebetween, said intermediate member having an opening in its side wall, a tubular member surrounding said opening and extending into the interior of the outer member, a bowl carried by said intermediate member and communicating near its bottom with the interior thereof, and a hollow stem removably carried by said hollow member, the smoke remaining above said water on its passage through the pipe.

2. A smoke pipe comprising a hollow outer member, an intermediate member to form a water-receiving compartment therebetween carried by said outer member and having an opening in one of its sides adjacent its upper is end, a short tubular member surrounding said opening and sloping downwardly into said outer member for communicating with the interior of said outer member, a bowl removably carried by said intermediate member and communicating near its bottom with the interior thereof, and a hollow stem removably carried by said outer member, the smoke remaining above said water on its passage through the pipe.

52:) 3. A smoke pipe comprising a hollow outer member, an intermediate member carried by and extending into said outer member to form a water-receivin compartment therebetween, said interme iate member having an opening in its side wall, a tubular member surrounding said opening and extending into the interior of the outer member, a bowl carried by said intermediate member and communicating near its bottom with the interior 3% thereof, and a hollow stem removably carried by said outer member, said stem having a tubular member extending therefrom and into said hollow outer member, the smoke remaining above said water on its passage through the pipe.

4. A smoke pipe comprising a hollow outer member, an intermediate member to form a water-receiving compartment therebetween carried by said outer member and having an 19 opening in one of its sides adjacent its upper end, a tubular member surrounding said opening and extending at an angle thereto into said outer member for communicating with the interior of said outer member, a

a5 bowl removably carried by said intermediate member and communicating near its bottom with the interior thereof, and a hollow stem removably carried by said outer member, and having a tubular member extending therefrom and into said hollow outer member, the smoke remaining above said water on its passage through the pipe.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature.

EMIL M. SPRICH. 

